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Proverbs 26:4-5  English Standard Version

4 (A)Answer not a fool according to his folly,
    lest you be like him yourself.
5 (B)Answer a fool according to his folly,
    lest he be (C)wise in his own eyes.

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Cross references

  1. Proverbs 26:4 : [2 Sam. 16:11; 2 Kgs. 18:36; Luke 23:9]
  2. Proverbs 26:5 : See Matt. 16:1-4; 21:24-27
  3. Proverbs 26:5 : ch. 28:11; [Rom. 12:16]
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